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Unusual Visual Symptoms and Alzheimer's; Infections and Dementia; Head Trauma and MS

— News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience

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Posterior cortical atrophy -- a rare syndrome characterized by progressive visual impairment including constructional dyspraxia, space perception deficit, or simultagnosia -- presented as a young-onset dementia syndrome and disease pathology, a meta-analysis showed. (Lancet Neurology)

SARS-CoV-2 derived from human pluripotent stem cells triggered an inflammatory and cellular senescence response. (Cell Stem Cell)

The largest study of pathogens to date did not find clear evidence for relationships between common markers. (Alzheimer's & Dementia)

Nearly a third of migraine patients experienced very often or often and this was associated with higher disability and interictal burden, survey data showed. (Neurology)

The risk of adverse birth outcomes increased with higher levels of . (JAMA Network Open)

A suggested anti-amyloid Alzheimer's drugs led to cognitive and functional improvements well below the minimal clinically important difference for each outcome. (Annals of Family Medicine)

Head trauma (MS) in genetically susceptible people. (Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry)

Vitamin D3 supplementation had on MS clinical outcomes in a meta-analysis. (Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders)

At 5 years, quality of life was stable for who had deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus and worse for those treated with medication only. (JAMA Network Open)

What's disease? The Lancet takes a look.

  • Judy George covers neurology and neuroscience news for Ƶ, writing about brain aging, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, rare diseases, epilepsy, autism, headache, stroke, Parkinson’s, ALS, concussion, CTE, sleep, pain, and more.